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[Solved] No Display After Upgrading CPU

Upgrading CPU May Require BIOS Update

I recently decided to upgrade my budget gaming rig. The first thing to go was the dual-core Intel Pentium G620, with a bump up in processing power to the 3rd gen i5 3570k. Switching out the processors was the easy part; the problem came when booting up the machine to find no video out at start-up. I tried several different displays and video ports with no luck.

After reseating the old processor and regaining the display, I did some ‘Googling’ and established that my motherboard, the Gigabyte GA-H61MA-D3V, needed an update to its BIOS. It was purchased new and the BIOS version was showing as F1. To facilitate the move from dual-core to quad-core required an update to at least version F4; Gigabyte’s own website showed the updates had actually reached F6.

The quickest (and safest) way to upgrade was via @BIOS, a windows based software solution that avoids having to click through motherboard menus. The entire process only takes a few steps: